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Name: KALAMAZOO NATURE CENTER
Mailing Label: Kalamazoo Nature Center
Location:
7000 N Westnedge Ave
Kalamazoo, MI 49009
Mailing Address:
7000 N Westnedge Ave
Kalamazoo, MI 49009
Phone: 269-381-1574
FAX: 269-381-2557
Website(s): http://www.naturecenter.org 
Personnel: Dr. Willard M. Rose, President & CEO.
Hours: M-Sa 9:00am - 5:00pm; Su 1:00pm - 5:00pm. Extended summer hours. Open year round.
Goal: To inspire people to care for the environment by providing experiences that lead them to understand their connection to the natural world.
Services: 1,100 acre nature preserve with diverse habitats and Interpretive Center; 14 nature trails; Year-round public programs for all ages, land management and consulting, on duty Naturalist for nature questions, Hummingbird/Butterfly Garden, Exhibits, barnyard animals; DeLano Homestead; DeLano Farms CSA (Community Supported Agriculture,) summer day- and overnight- camps for youth; scholarship program; offsite environmental education programs for schools, community groups, and at-risk youth; nine-month licensed pre-school program; adult, family and teacher programs and classes.
Eligibility: Adults $7.00; Children 4-17, $4.00; Seniors 55+ $5.00.
Sources of support: Memberships; fees; contributions; endowment fund.
Subjects: ANIMALS  CAMPS  CHILDREN  CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES  EDUCATION, PRESCHOOL  ENVIRONMENT  WILDLIFE CONSERVATION  YOUTH  NATURE CENTERS  EDUCATION, ENVIRONMENTAL  EXHIBITIONS    AGRICULTURE-COMMUNITY SUPPORTED  FACILITIES RENTAL  PROGRAMS 
Nonprofit Status: MI Nonprofit Corporation 
Source of Info: Email 06/2012 per Lisa Nevala Panich.